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Budget 2018
The Honourable Carol James, Minister of Finance, introduced a balanced budget Tuesday that focused on addressing the housing crisis and improving childcare in BC. The budget projects surpluses over the next three years. The Province introduced a comprehensive 30-point plan for housing affordability which reflects numerous recommendations within UBCM's housing report, A Home For Everyone: A Housing Strategy for British Columbians.
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Local Elections Campaign Financing Guide
The Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing in BC for Candidates and their Financial Agents is now available on the Elections BC website. The Guide reflects recent legislative amendments regarding campaign contributions; discusses expenses and expense limits and other campaign finance matters related to the upcoming 2018 General Local Elections.
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Best Practices for Resolutions
Local governments are urged to submit resolutions for consideration at upcoming Area Association annual meetings. Submitting resolutions to Area Associations prior to UBCM results in better quality resolutions. Deadlines for each annual meeting are fast approaching. Please contact your Area Association for the details of their procedures for submitting resolutions. Read more
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In Memoriam: Jude Schooner
 Tahsis Mayor Jude Schooner died suddenly due to a cardiac arrest on February 16. First elected as a Tahsis Councilor in 2008, Ms. Schooner served two terms as Mayor and served on Strathcona Regional District since 2011. Schooner leaves a legacy of building relationships with the Mowachaht - Muchalaht First Nation, forest companies, the province, other local governments and stakeholders.
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Scope Expanded for C2C Funding
The 2018/19 Regional Community to Community Forum program has been enhanced to increase focus on reconciliation, support coordinated approaches to emergency prevention, response and recovery, and to allow elected officials or senior staff to be eligible participants. Applications are now being accepted. Read more
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Update on National Contract Management Committee
The second of the bi-annual RCMP National Contract Management Committee (CMC) meetings was held on December 5-6, 2017 in Ottawa. The BC Local Government Contract Management Committee (LGCMC) was represented at these meetings, where a number of policing issues of interest to local governments were discussed. Read more
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CivX 2018: Smart Communities, Smart Region
The Lower Mainland Local Government Association and CivicInfo BC are pleased to host CivX 2018: Smart Communities, Smart Region, an exciting one-day symposium on April 12, 2018, at the SFU Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver.
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